Primary school enrolment (gross) in Burkina Faso
Gross primary school enrolment in Burkina Faso was 77.2% in 2024.
Burkina Faso, 2024
77.2%
Change from 2023
+4.9percentage points
World, 2024
102.2%
Primary school enrolment (gross) in Burkina Faso over time
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% of the official primary school-age population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Burkina Faso | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 77.2% | 102.2% |
| 2023 | 72.2% | 100.7% |
| 2022 | 82.3% | 100.4% |
| 2021 | 87.0% | 99.4% |
| 2020 | 87.7% | 99.6% |
| 2019 | 89.8% | 99.1% |
| 2018 | 91.5% | 99.1% |
| 2017 | 89.5% | 101.8% |
| 2016 | 87.4% | 102.1% |
| 2015 | 85.1% | 101.0% |
| 2014 | 84.6% | 101.6% |
| 2013 | 83.3% | 103.0% |
| 2012 | 82.0% | 102.9% |
| 2011 | 79.7% | 102.4% |
| 2010 | 76.4% | 102.5% |
| 2009 | 75.8% | 102.7% |
| 2008 | 71.4% | 102.9% |
| 2007 | 65.9% | 102.7% |
| 2006 | 60.4% | 101.7% |
| 2005 | 56.7% | 101.7% |
| 2004 | 52.2% | 101.6% |
| 2003 | 47.5% | 100.9% |
| 2002 | 45.1% | 99.4% |
| 2001 | 44.3% | 99.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +4.9 percentage points from 72.2% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 84.6%, the figure has changed by −7.4 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 102.2%.
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